Choosing a Sub Genre of Music Magazines and Present Some of The Main Titles:

After looking at some different music genres and their front covers, I finally chose that I wanted to analyse R'n'B cover of Vibe magazine.

When looking at the title of Vibe's front cover of their magazine, you can see that the letter 'V' is at a slight angle, giving it more of and edgier look than the rest of the letters. I think that this is very interesting because it grabs the audiences attention due to the 'V's sharp edges make it stick inside their brain. In addition to this, you can see that they have used a wide and thick font to make it stand out more. I think that it connotes the idea that this this genre is about making a scene and making sure that it will leave an imprint on everyone's minds.

Looking at the the main image that they have used, you can see that the editor have used Lil Wayne. The editor are using celebrity endorsement to bring in their audience because when fan of his, see him on the front cover they would want to make them want to read about their idol. Also, they have used a mid-shot to show the way he is standing and the way he looks. By looking at the coat that he wearing makings him look like a old style war solider, which reflects the way he is standing with confidence. The open jacket is a connotation to show off his muscles and his masculinity. This would make him a aspirational model for fans of that to be like him.  

The magazine colour house style consists of grey, black and white. This shows the contrast between Vibes and other music magazine because it shows that it doesn't need all the bright colours to attract their audience and just one  bright colour to make a statement. Also this could link to the structure of the layout which is very simple and isn't crowed, this could imply that they magazine is more relaxed. Also, because that have smaller sneak peaks that other music magazine, the editor are saying a little about a lot about what they have in this issue of vibe.

By looking at the colour scheme, I think that the mainly appeals to males than females because of the dark colours and the different male artist that are like Lil Wayne. They do try give some of the female a reason to read their magazine if they like Keri Hilson.